Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-04-19

Mention, John j. flunRett, w. II.
Stuart, James b. Hasson, Thomas j.
King, II. P. Phelau, Frank P. Kane,
w. A. Bleyer, Herman Lange, Jas. II.
William H. Tucker, James
MegAry, John Doherty, George Y.
Stephens. Joseph W. Hart, Richard
NJ Ahoney, j. Smith Brennan, Charles J.
Lally, j. j. Mullin, Merris Taylor, Sol.
omon Hersey, John l. Wheelsn, Mat.
thew Murphy, Michael Bolan, Peter j.
Horty.
Mayor Rhosds then stepped forward
and read the following preamble and
resolution, which were adopted by a
tremendous AYE" vote. none voting
against them:
WHEREAS, The right of people to
administer thefr own local affairs Is
cardinal principle In any good govern
ment, the recognition OF which forms
the basis OF constitutional liberty and
10 absolutely essential to any peoples
happiness and prosperity; and
"WHEREAs, The English Govern
ment, In refusing Home Rule to Ire
land, and In attem pting TO force cosr.
Give measures through Parliament, Is |
not only seeking to strike another blow
ut the cause OF Constitutional govern
ment, but is also atte npting to add an
OF her ch Apter to the volam OF ontrages
which hes ever distinguished English
rule in ireland; and
WHEREAS, The entire policy OF the
Salisbury ministry In relation to Ire
land Is obnoxious to every sentiment
and every idea Of human freedom and
to every lover OF The rights OF man; now
Therefore, Be 1t resolved by the|
~ - ka Gtatn 80 nnt arrra 70 n
macs meeting assembled, that we most
|emphaticslly condemn the policy OF CO
ercion sought to be established in Ire
land by the Salisbury ministry as de.
structive OF human liberty, and Is only
c Alculated to bring additional misery
and woe upon unhappy Ireland; that
We are heartily in favor of home rule,
and We extend our sympathies to Will
liam e. G GaistoRe, Charles Stewart
Parnell and their allies in their gallant
fight IN favor Of home rule and against
coeI cion. and We hereby send them
greetipg and Godspeed.
The Governor then introduced United
States Senator George Gray, who was
received with loud applause. The Sen
| ator said the thought comss to him and
to all present, how thankful We ought
all to be that We live in . land of
liberty. l ask the question why this
vast Assem- blage tonight, and why am
here? We aie here not a. the mem
bers OF any political party, but AS tree.
born citizens Of the common wealth of
Delaware to say that the time has not
Iyet come when the sympathies Of free
ipsople vii not turn In sympathy to the
depressed people of the evergreen isle
across the Atlantic. Mr. Psrnell has
Itruly said that America has never re-
fused to respond to liberty's call. We
are here to might not to read again the
history Of Ireland's wrongs
They are dark chapter OF oppression
and cruelty, and we pass them by.
They have extended back over seven
hundred years, and they are crying
aloud TO God for vengeance. There was
q time when o citizen Of Ireland could
not be an owner of property II he be-
loneed to a certain faith, and his chill
idren, IL of that faith, could not inherit
property. A man was not permitted to
lown o horse valued At more than five
pounds, and the test OF the worth of the
horse was whether he would take Fl ve
pounds for 1t II offered to him. If be
would not take that price for his hOrse
1t was taken from him by anybody who
was mean enough to make the test. He
related an Instance OF gentleman Oi
Londonderry who drove q couple OF
handsome horses to London, where he
was asked II he would take five poundt
. for them.
Rather than surrender his property
the gentlemen took out his pistol and
shot both his horses; there was no law
: against that. Now because the Irish
people seek some ameliorAtion of theiI
circumstances they are declared to bt
conspirators when they come together
and this Is the crime attempted to bt
crushed out by this Infamous coercion
bill. The time has come when decen
public sentiment will show the world
: that England is tyrant. England Will
learn in a short time she cannot. dar,
not smother the Inspirations Of liberty
Mr.. Gray then told the nature and char
: acter OF the coercion bill and said tha
1t puts Ireland under a stipeIdiary o
Englith justices who can take Irishmer
: from their own country and try then
in England. 1t also permits these mag
istrates, without judge or jury, to take
, Irishmen and pu. them Ia jail for ai1
, months.
Mr.. Gray continued at considerabi,
length to depounoe the operations O.
) the coercion bill, aud advocated tn,
, rights of tne Irish by q return TO til,
Grattan Parliament.
, George Fl Batss, Esq., was the mex
speaker. Fifteen years ago he said /
was his good fortune to cross the At
. lantic, and ~ he sailed into the harbo
OF Cork he looked upon the leau
: tiful green isle Of Ireland. He sav
; though that there was something wroni
l with Ireland, that q blight seemed Il
; rest upon the country. A further inves
; tigstion, however, showed that Absente,
landlords m was one of the main cause
, of Ireland's misery. They collected th'
; rents which they ground out OF thei
: tenants and won't back 10 Eng LAND
where they spent their money. HON,
Irule Ia what the Irish want and wha
Iasking return to their own Pa lame On
> AZ It existed one hundred years ago
; We arc hero to protest against this-th
: S9th-coercion bill. II the English Par
Lament passes this they will never pas
: the Goth, aud he suggested that tn
resolutions be 80 changed as to max
. them an advanced funeral servics 70
the bill.
Benjamin Nields, Esq, was the mex
speaker He asked the question, "wh,
are we here?" He begged leave to dii
n fer from the Sneakers who had preo. de-
{him, inasmuch as he believed the bii
wou. d pass, but he did not regre. 1t
: lit did; as 1t would be the last the Eng
lish Parliament would ever pass. Le
4 them pass 1t II they dare. The civiliz-
a nations of the earth are sitting In judp
r ment upon England today. Let he
pass this bill! 1t ia no answer for Eng
:, land to cay that the Irish people are nc
ft for tell-goverament. We Amer
cans know better than that as we hav
tried them and know that they are tru
a and that they are capable of sell. GOV
!, lornmeEt.